NETWORK FINALS: The GRAMMY AWARDS held the time-zone adjusted 7.8 from late yesterday, and the RED CARPET LIVE pre-show ended up at 2.1 after adjustment. In addition, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and DATELINE lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD returned, so of course it towered over everything else airing on Sunday cable, but its 5.72 was down a big 1.03 from last year’s February midseason premiere; TALKING DEAD, at 2.15 was down 0.53 from 2016; COMIC BOOK MEN, however, was up 0.05 to 0.40. E!’s GRAMMYS RED CARPET special was at 0.62. On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned at 0.44, down 0.03 from its November finale; the final season premiere of GIRLS was at 0.24, down a hundredth from the 2016 premiere; and THE YOUNG POPE climbed 0.07 from its airing against the Super Bowl to 0.16. On Starz, THE MISSING returned at a dismal 0.06, preceded by BLACK SAILS, which was up 0.06 from its Super Bowl Sunday airing to 0.15. TLC’s LONG LOST FAMILY premiered at 0.24, with an AFTER-SHOW at 0.23.

Adult Swim’s SUPERMANSION was one of the few shows to air a new episode on Super Bowl Sunday (after primetime, of course), and was up 0.04 to 0.38. Showtime’s HOMELAND dropped 0.05 from 2 weeks ago to 0.31. E!’s THE ROYALS returned from its week off down 0.03 to 0.17.

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA, like most cable series, didn’t air against last week’s Super Bowl, and was down 0.09 from 2 weeks ago to 1.00, with FIRST FAMILY OF HIP-HOP down 0.04 to 0.34. HGTV’s BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT had 2 episodes in the Top 10 at 0.47/0.43 (compared to 0.51/0.42 2 weeks ago), and the afternoon FLEA MARKET FLIP episodes weren’t far below them at 0.42/0.38. Food Network did air new episodes last week, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.03 to 0.31, with CAKE WAR CHAMPIONSHIP at 0.31.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 12, 2017

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

WALKING DEAD

AMC

9:00 PM

73

5.72

11,996

2

TALKING DEAD

AMC

10:13 PM

59

2.15

4,804

3

REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA

BRAVO

8:00 PM

60

1.00

2,251

4

LRC: 2017 GRAMMYS: N/A

E!

6:00 PM

120

0.62

1,703

5

BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT

HOME AND GARDEN TV

8:00 PM

30

0.47

1,936

6

WORST COOKS 10

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.46

1,462

7

LAST WEEK TONIGHT

HBO PRIME

11:00 PM

30

0.44

1,193

8

BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT

HOME AND GARDEN TV

8:30 PM

30

0.43

1,785

9

FLEA MARKET FLIP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

12:30 PM

30

0.42

2,078

10

COMIC BOOK MEN

AMC

12:24 AM

30

0.40

864

11

SUPERMANSION

ADULT SWIM

12:00 AM

30

0.38

782

12

FLEA MARKET FLIP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

12:00 PM

30

0.38

1,910

13

CARIBBEAN LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:30 PM

30

0.34

1,440

14

EVIL LIVES HERE

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.34

1,213

15

FIRST FAMILY OF HIP HOP

BRAVO

9:00 PM

60

0.34

771

16

CARIBBEAN LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

30

0.34

1,375

17

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A

ESPN

10:00 AM

180

0.33

731

18

NOT SO VALENTINE

NICKELODEON

7:00 PM

60

0.33

1,802

19

GUYS GROCERY GAMES

FOOD NETWORK

8:00 PM

60

0.31

1,119

20

CAKE WARS CHAMPS

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.31

816

21

HOMELAND S6

SHOWTIME PRIME

9:03 PM

46

0.31

1,051

22

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

HBO PRIME

7:10 PM

108

0.30

880

23

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.29

593

24

ISLAND LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.28

1,374

25

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ESPN

9:00 AM

30

0.28

600

26

GIADA ENTERTAINS

FOOD NETWORK

12:00 PM

30

0.28

1,014

27

TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12

NICKELODEON

9:00 AM

30

0.28

1,169

28

SPORTS REPORTERS

ESPN

9:30 AM

30

0.27

599

29

SEE NO EVIL 1ST LOOK

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

11:00 AM

30

0.27

961

30

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.26

709

31

RELIABLE SOURCES

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.26

1,214

32

MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY EX

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

8:00 PM

120

0.25

823

33

ISLAND LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.25

1,376

34

GIRLS

HBO PRIME

10:04 PM

42

0.24

519

35

LONG LOST FAMILY

TLC

9:00 PM

57

0.24

1,302

36

FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.23

1,184

37

LONG LOST FAMILY:WHAT HAP

TLC

9:57 PM

66

0.23

1,139

38

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.22

2,022

39

STATE OF THE UNION

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.22

1,014

40

COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: WEDDING RINGER, THE

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:00 PM

140

0.21

397

41

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.21

978

42

HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: WHILE YOU WERE DATING

HALLMARK CHANNEL

9:00 PM

120

0.20

1,570

43

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L: N/A

ESPN

5:58 PM

122

0.19

456

44

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.19

975

45

COUNTDOWN: 2017 GRAMMYS: N/A

E!

4:00 PM

120

0.19

564

46

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.18

1,013

47

LIGA MX: SANTOS / CRUZ AZUL

UNIVISION DEPORTES

6:32 PM

148

0.18

373

48

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:00 PM

90

0.17

376

49

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.17

1,781

50

ROYALS, THE

E!

10:00 PM

60

0.17

466

51

MEDIA BUZZ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.17

1,628

52

INSIDE POLITICS

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.16

888

53

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

4:00 PM

118

0.16

499

54

FINDING BIGFOOT

ANIMAL PLANET

10:00 PM

60

0.16

752

55

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.16

959

56

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.16

949

57

YOUNG POPE, THE

HBO PRIME

9:01 PM

59

0.16

589

58

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.16

1,518

59

PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER CITY/SWANSEA

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:56 AM

129

0.16

409

60

FOX REPORT SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.16

1,569

61

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.16

2,029

62

PBA BOWLING L: N/A

ESPN

1:00 PM

121

0.16

664

63

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.15

964

64

FINDING BIGFOOT

ANIMAL PLANET

9:00 PM

60

0.15

668

65

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: MONTREAL/BOSTON

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:32 PM

169

0.15

495

66

PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BURNLEY

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

8:23 AM

124

0.15

391

67

BLACK SAILS 4

STARZ PRIMARY

9:01 PM

58

0.15

503

68

POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER

SPIKE TV

9:30 AM

30

0.15

416

69

CAST AWAY: CAST AWAY

HBO PRIME

4:45 PM

144

0.15

439

70

LONG LOST FAMILY: COUNTDO: N/A

TLC

7:00 PM

120

0.15

855

71

PGA TOUR

GOLF CHANNEL

1:00 PM

90

0.15

1,166

72

FOX NEWS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.14

1,462

73

AM JOY: N/A

MSNBC

10:00 AM

120

0.13

900

74

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.13

1,278

75

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESPN

10:00 PM

60

0.13

301

76

E! AFTER PARTY 17 GRAMMYS

E!

11:30 PM

60

0.13

333

77

PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:27 AM

29

0.13

324

78

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: VIRGINIA/VIRGINIA TECH

ESPNU

6:30 PM

158

0.13

536

79

HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: AN UNCOMMON GRACE

HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES

9:00 PM

120

0.12

1,294

80

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.12

1,071

81

SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN

HBO PRIME

9:55 AM

121

0.12

295

82

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.12

1,325

83

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.12

1,352

84

NEW DAY SUNDAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.12

710

85

CROSSFIT GAMES

ESPN

3:01 PM

59

0.12

325

86

POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD

SPIKE TV

9:00 AM

30

0.11

302

87

VICE

HBO PRIME

10:46 PM

10

0.11

315

88

GC PREGAME LI

GOLF CHANNEL

2:30 PM

28

0.11

931

89

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT/TORONTO

NBA-TV

6:00 PM

148

0.11

313

90

NEW DAY SUNDAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.11

577

91

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

1:00 PM

60

0.11

788

92

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.10

748

93

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

2:00 AM

60

0.10

357

94

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

12:00 PM

60

0.10

819

95

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPNU

9:08 PM

82

0.10

299

96

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN2

9:00 AM

60

0.10

195

97

FOREST, THE

HBO PRIME

3:00 PM

93

0.09

238

98

MEET THE PRESS

MSNBC

2:00 PM

60

0.09

944

99

SELF/LESS

HBO PRIME

12:00 PM

117

0.09

234

100

I AM LEGEND

HBO PRIME

8:10 AM

100

0.09

180

101

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW ORLEANS/SACRAMENTO

NBA-TV

9:00 PM

155

0.09

257

102

SNAPPED

OXYGEN MEDIA

6:00 PM

60

0.09

343

103

SISTERHOOD TRAVELING PA 2: SISTERHOOD TRAVELING PA 2

HBO PRIME

6:05 AM

120

0.09

173

104

PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

1:05 PM

55

0.09

187

105

AMAZING FACTS PRESENTS

USA NETWORK

7:00 AM

30

0.08

220

106

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.08

870

107

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.08

515

108

AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMP: BRAZIL/USA

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.08

149

109

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.08

611

110

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.07

264

111

LIFT EVERY VOICE

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:02 AM

31

0.07

297

112

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBA-TV

8:28 PM

32

0.07

216

113

JOEL OSTEEN

USA NETWORK

8:30 AM

30

0.07

297

114

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.07

591

115

BARNWOOD BUILDERS

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.07

485

116

TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH

USA NETWORK

7:30 AM

30

0.06

168

117

PAID PROGRAM

SYFY

6:00 AM

30

0.06

154

118

SKIING

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

2:00 PM

90

0.06

177

119

COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L

FOX SPORTS 1

5:00 PM

110

0.06

255

120

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.06

269

121

AMERICAN GANGSTER: AMERICAN GANGSTER

MAXPRIME

3:35 PM

157

0.06

145

122

MISSING 2, THE

STARZ PRIMARY

8:01 PM

59

0.06

181

123

REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN

UNIVISION DEPORTES

3:00 PM

60

0.06

130

124

LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA/VERACRUZ

UNIVISION DEPORTES

12:45 PM

135

0.06

117

125

PAID PROGRAM

SYFY

6:30 AM

30

0.06

128

126

WESTMINSTER AGILITY CHP: 2017

FOX SPORTS 1

8:00 PM

139

0.06

305

127

PAID PROGRAM

SYFY

7:00 AM

30

0.06

117

128

PRIME MOVIE 1: ALEX CROSS

IFC TV

8:00 PM

135

0.05

280

129

PULSE OF AMERICA

MSNBC

3:00 PM

60

0.05

635

130

GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME

GOLF CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.05

375

131

POLITICS NATION

MSNBC

8:00 AM

60

0.05

399

132

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.05

256

133

IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S

USA NETWORK

8:00 AM

30

0.05

166

134

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

10:00 AM

60

0.05

190

135

NHL LIVE POST

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:21 PM

39

0.05

167

136

MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION

MSNBC

4:00 PM

60

0.05

524

137

SUNDAY MOVIE: LEGALLY BLONDE

UP

7:00 PM

120

0.05

119

138

DINNER AT TIFFANIS

COOKING CHANNEL

8:00 PM

30

0.05

176

139

WEEKEND RECHARGE

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.05

304

140

WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L: TULANE / USF

ESPN2

12:00 PM

120

0.05

106

141

NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: AIR FORCE ONE

NBC UNIVERSO

11:30 AM

150

0.05

94

142

JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD

MAXPRIME

11:30 PM

124

0.05

88

143

TIA MOWRY AT HOME (30)

COOKING CHANNEL

8:30 PM

30

0.04

139

144

AIR DISASTERS

SMITHSONIAN

8:00 PM

60

0.04

209

145

MONSTER JAM

FOX SPORTS 1

4:00 PM

60

0.04

169

146

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

11:00 AM

60

0.04

175

147

PAID PROGRAM

SYFY

7:30 AM

30

0.04

93

148

ACCESS MOVIE: YOURE NEXT

IFC TV

6:00 PM

120

0.04

143

149

NHL LIVE PRE

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

6:30 PM

62

0.04

127

150

BREAK

HBO PRIME

4:33 PM

12

0.04

134

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.